| |
Name |
|
|
Issues/Designs |
| |
peacock banner |
— |
— |
d - peacock banner 1980 |
| |
Sir James Peiris birth |
1881 |
— |
- 100th Anniversary of the Birth of ... |
| |
Peliyagoda Vidyalankara Pirivena, Buddhist University founding |
1875 |
— |
- 125th Anniversary of ... |
| |
Pellorneum fuscocapillum |
— |
— |
d - Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneu..ocapillum 1993 |
| |
peony |
— |
— |
d - peony 2012 syns. Päonie |
| |
Chevalier I. X. Pereira birth |
1888 |
— |
- 100th Anniversary of the Birth of ... |
| |
P. B. Alwis Perera |
— |
— |
d - P. B. Alwis Perera 1989 |
| |
Petroluem refinery - Sapugaskanda |
— |
— |
d - Petroluem..ugaskanda 2012 |
| |
Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus |
— |
— |
d - Phaenicop..ocephalus 1993, etc (2) |
| |
Phaius tancarvilleae |
— |
— |
d - Phaius tancarvilleae 1982, etc (2) syns. Dendrobium veratrifolium, Phaius tancarviliae, Phaius tancarvilliae, Phaius tankervillae, Phaius tankervilleae, Phaius tankervilliae, Phaius tankervilliaea |
| |
Pisces |
— |
— |
d - Pisces (2007 Sri Lanka) 2007 |
| |
Plumeria |
— |
— |
syns. frangipani, white and yellow frangipani |
| |
Pocillopora grandis |
— |
— |
syns. Antler Coral, Pocillopora eydouxi |
| |
Polypedates longinasus |
— |
— |
d - Polypedat..onginasus 2001 |
| |
Ponnambalam Ramanathan |
— |
— |
d - Ponnambal..amanathan 1975 |
| |
Pontificate of Pope John Paul II |
1978 |
— |
- 25th Anniversary of the ... |
| |
pottery |
— |
— |
d - pottery 1996 |
| |
Ranasinghe Premadasa |
— |
1993 |
death - 9th Anniversary of the Death of ... d (2) - flag of Sri Lanka, Ranasinghe Premadasa, houses 2002, Ranasinghe Premadasa 1994 |
| |
Ranasinghe Premadasa death |
1993 |
— |
- 9th Anniversary of the Death of ... |
| |
Prince and Princess of Wales Colleges, Moratuwa opening |
1876 |
— |
- 125th Anniversary of ... |
| |
Public Service Mutual Provident Association founding |
1884 |
— |
- 100th Anniversary of ... |
| |
Punkalasa |
— |
— |
d - Punkalasa 2017 |
| |
Punna |
— |
— |
d - Punna 1996 |
| |
Puntius nigrofasciatus |
— |
— |
d - Puntius n..fasciatus 1972 |
| |
purple swamphen |
— |
— |
d - purple swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio (2003) 2003 syns. Porphyrio porphyrio, Porphyrio porphyrio samoensis, purple gallinule, purple swamp-hen |
| |
purple-faced langur |
— |
— |
syns. Purple-faced leaf Monkey, Semnopithecus vetulus, Trachypithecus vetulus |
| |
Queen's Tower - Delft Island |
— |
— |
d - Queen's T..ft Island 2016 |
| |
radar station |
— |
— |
d - radar station 1976 |
| |
Rahuman |
— |
— |
d - Rahuman 1987 |
| |
Rajapaksa |
— |
— |
d - Rajapaksa 2006 |
| |
Don Alwin Rajapaksa |
— |
— |
d - Don Alwin Rajapaksa 2005 |
| |
Rana gracilis |
— |
— |
d - Rana gracilis 2001 |
| |
Ranunculus sagittifolius |
— |
— |
d - Ranunculu..ttifolius 2016 |
| |
A. Ratnayake |
— |
— |
d - A. Ratnayake 1980 |
| |
Ratufa macroura |
— |
— |
d - Ratufa macroura 1994 |
| |
Regiment of Artillery founding |
1888 |
— |
- 100th Anniversary of ... |
| |
rhino-horned lizard |
— |
— |
syns. Ceratophora stoddarti, Rhinohorn Lizard |
| |
Rhizophora apiculata |
— |
— |
d - Rhizophora apiculata 1986 |
| |
Rhododendron zeylanicum |
— |
— |
d - Rhododend..eylanicum 1976 |
| |
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa |
— |
— |
d - Rhodomyrt..tomentosa (1982) 1982, etc (2) |
| |
Rhynchoglossum notonianum |
— |
— |
d - Rhynchogl..otonianum 2016 |
| |
Rice harvest |
— |
— |
d - Rice harvest 1983 |
| |
Richmond College Old Boys' Association founding |
1894 |
— |
- 100th Anniversary of ... |
| |
Robert Koch's Discovery of Tubercle Bacillus |
1882 |
— |
- 100th Anniversary of ... |
| |
Deshabandu Alec Robertson |
— |
— |
d - Deshaband..Robertson 2013 |
| |
Rolls Royce 20/25 |
— |
— |
d - Rolls Royce 20/25 2011 |
| |
Rose branched Murex |
— |
— |
d - Rose branched Murex 2007 |
| |
Rotary founding |
1905 |
— |
- Rotary 75th syns. Rotary Club International founding, International Rotary Club founding |
| |
Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka founding |
1845 |
— |
- 150th Anniversary of ... |
| |
Royal College, Colombo founding |
1835 |
— |
- 150th Anniversary of ... syns. Royal College Colombo opening |
| |
Royal Visit 1981 |
1981 |
— |
- ... |
| |
ruby |
— |
— |
d - ruby (1976) 1976 syns. Rubies |
| |
ruddy mongoose |
— |
— |
d - ruddy mongoose Herpestes smithii 2007 syns. Herpestes smithii |
| |
rufous babbler |
— |
— |
d - rufous babbler 1987 |
| |
rufous-bellied eagle |
— |
— |
syns. Hieraaetus kienerii, Rufous bellied Eagle |
| |
rugby in Sri Lanka |
1881 |
— |
- ... 125th |
| |
runners |
— |
— |
d - runners (1978) 1978 |
| |
running |
— |
— |
d - running 1996 |
| |
rusty-spotted cat |
— |
— |
syns. Prionailurus rubiginosus |
| |
S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike National Memorial Foundation opening |
1976 |
— |
- 25th Anniversary of ... |
| |
15th SAARC Summit |
2008 |
— |
- ... |
| |
Saddharmakara Pirivena, Buddhist College, Panadura opening |
1900 |
— |
- 100th Anniversary of ... |
| |
Sagittarius |
— |
— |
d - Sagittarius (2007) 2007 |
| |
saltwater crocodile |
— |
— |
d - saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) 2016 syns. Crocodylus porosus, Estuarine Crocodile |
| |
Salvation Army in Sri Lanka |
1883 |
— |
- 116th Anniversary of ... |
| |
Ananda Samarakoon |
— |
— |
d - Ananda Samarakoon 1989 |
| |
sambar deer |
— |
— |
syns. Cervus unicolor, payau, Rusa unicolor, sambar, Sambar stag, Sambur |
| |
Sand Dunes of Poonerin - Kawtharimunai, Pooneryn |
— |
— |
d - Sand Dune.. Pooneryn 2016 |
| |
Sandagiri Stupa |
— |
— |
d - Sandagiri Stupa 2016 |
| |
Santa Maria |
— |
— |
syns. "Santa Maria", Columbus' flagship, Columbus's flagship, Columbus’ ship Santa Maria, flag ship of Columbus, Santa María (ship) |
| |
Sunil Santha |
— |
— |
d - Sunil Santha 1999 |
| |
sapphire |
— |
— |
d - sapphire (2015) 2015 |
| |
Sarvodaya Movement founding |
1958 |
— |
- 25th Anniversary of ... |
| |
Saturn |
— |
— |
d - Saturn (2014) 2014 |
| |
scarlet minivet |
— |
— |
d - scarlet minivet Pericrocotus flammeus 2003 |
| |
Schumacheria alnifolia |
— |
— |
d - Schumache..alnifolia 2016 |
| |
Scorpius |
— |
— |
d - Scorpius 2007 |
| |
Mahagama Sekera |
— |
— |
d - Mahagama Sekera 1997, etc (2) |
| |
F. R. Senanayaka birth |
1882 |
— |
- 100th Anniversary of the Birth of ... |
| |
Senanayake |
1911 |
1952 |
birth - ... 100th death - ... 27th d - Senanayake 1979 |
| |
Senanayake birth |
1911 |
— |
- ... 100th |
| |
Senanayake death |
1952 |
— |
- ... 27th |
| |
D. S. Senanayake birth |
1884 |
— |
- 100th Anniversary of the Birth of ... |
| |
Dharmasiri Senanayake |
— |
— |
d - Dharmasir..enanayake 2016 |
| |
Dudley Senanayake |
— |
— |
d - Dudley Senanayake 2011 |
| |
Sigiriya |
— |
— |
syns. Lion Rock (Sri Lanka), Sigiri, Sigiriya Rock, Sigiriya Sri Lanka |
| |
Charles de Silva |
— |
— |
d - Charles de Silva 1993 |
| |
Dr. Hudson Silva |
— |
— |
d - Dr. Hudson Silva 2009 |
| |
Dr. W. Arthur de Silva |
— |
— |
d - Dr. W. Ar.. de Silva 1984 |
| |
Ernest de Silva |
— |
— |
d - Ernest de Silva 1987 |
| |
Sinharaja Forest Reserve |
— |
— |
d - Sinharaja..t Reserve 2002 |
| |
Sirisena |
— |
— |
d - Sirisena 1979 |
| |
Cathiravelu Sittampalam |
— |
— |
d - Cathirave..ttampalam 1898-1964 2004 |
| |
Situlpawwa, Viharaya |
— |
— |
d - Situlpawwa, Viharaya 2016 |
| |
Sivali Central College, Ratnapura opening |
1909 |
— |
- Centenary of ... |
| |
skipjack tuna |
— |
— |
d - skipjack tuna (1972) 1972 syns. Euthynnus pelamis, Katsuwonus pelamis |
| |
sloth bear |
— |
— |
syns. Melursus ursinus, Melursus ursinus inornatus, Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) |
| |
sluice |
— |
— |
d - sluice 1976 |
| |
Somapur Maha Vihara Paharpur Bangladesh |
— |
— |
d - Somapur M..angladesh 2017 |
| |
6th South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation Summit |
1991 |
— |
- ... |
